North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Elon Phoenix Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Elon Phoenix

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Schar Center in Elon, NC

TV: ESPN+

The North Carolina A&T Aggies (10-14) are en route to Schar Center on Saturday where they will take on the Elon Phoenix (14-13).

The North Carolina A&T Aggies faced off with Hampton and walked away with a win by a score of 71-70 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 22 and Hampton finished the game with 24 fouls. They also converted 5 of their 17 tries from downtown. Hampton finished the contest at 67.9% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 28 tries. Additionally, Hampton grabbed 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Hampton dished out 17 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In reference to the defense, North Carolina A&T allowed the other team to go 46.0% from the floor on 23 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in the game as well as creating 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 23 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aggies made 21 of 30 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. North Carolina A&T walked away from the game having earned a 45.1% FG percentage (23 out of 51) and converted 4 out of their 9 shots from beyond the arc.

Lewis Walker is someone who had an impact for this game. He ended up with 18 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He shot 55.6% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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North Carolina A&T enters this game with a win-loss record of 10-14 this season. They have an average of 74.7 pts per contest (226th in D-1) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 31.4% from downtown (137 of 436) and 71.5% from the free throw line. As a team, North Carolina A&T is grabbing 37.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 285 assists on the campaign, which ranks 352nd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 10.4 turnovers every game and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 236th in college in PPG allowed (75.9). Aggies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.7% (631 of 1,413) and they surrender 33.2 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 208th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 362 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Elon Phoenix got the win with a final of 81-78 when they faced William & Mary. The Phoenix corralled 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. William & Mary earned 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Phoenix to the free throw line for 22 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 72.7%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Elon buried 11 of their 25 tries (44.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Phoenix went 27 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5%. The Phoenix permitted William & Mary to bury 27 of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6% in this game. They wrapped up this game 25.0% from distance by shooting 6 of 24 and finished the game at 18 out of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Elon allowed William & Mary to grab 33 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Bryson Cokley pitched in for the Phoenix in this contest. He accumulated 29 points in his 36 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists for the matchup. He converted 8 of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and added 3 rebounds.

Elon has a win-loss record of 14-13 this year. The Phoenix are committing 17.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (95th in D-1) and they turn it over 10.6 times per game. Elon has totaled 2,186 pts for the season (81.0 per contest) and they average 36.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Phoenix are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which has them ranked 124th in college hoops.

The Phoenix are ranked 294th in college in PPG surrendered with 78.2. They have forced 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (243rd in college hoops). The Elon defense gives up 36.0% on shots from distance (263 of 731) and opponents are converting on 69.7% of their foul shots. They give up 15.1 dimes and 35.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 299th and 231st in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina A&T

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